Weather strip



July' 10," .1923.

A. B. BEITMAN WEATHER STRIP Filed July 27, 1920 Patented July 10, 1923.

NITE'D "ATES -A-TE T ALBERT B. BELTMAN, F CLEVELAND, OHIO.

WEATHER s'rnir.

the accompanying drawings.

Thisiinvention relatesto a weather strip for automobile Windshields ofthe ventilating type';

With Windshields of this class, when it is raining and the upper sash isadjusted with its lower edge beyond the upper edge of. the lower sashfor ventilating purposes, the rain water Which drips from the upper Isash is picked up by the current of air that enters" between the edgesof the sashes and hurled into the automobile. This difficulty becomesmore serious when a windshield cleaner is used for upon each operationof thecleaner avery considerable amount of water is thrown off.

Now, it is the purpose of my invention to provide an inexpensive weatherstrip, constructed preferably of pliable material such as rubber, whichcan be quickly and very easily applied to the windshield without the useof tools and held thereon by friction; which incorporates a drain troughfor collecting and delivering beyond the sides of the windshield-therain water which drips fronr the upper sash; and which is of such acharacter as not to interfere with the action of a windshield cleaner.

A further object comprehended by my inventionis the production of aweather strip of alengt-lr to fit Windshields of the maxt mum width andprovided with indications which designate where it may be cut to fit thestandard sizes oflesser widths, thereby to greatly facilitate applyingthe deviceand relieving-the dealer of having to stock such a variety ofsizes. v i

It is my presentintention: to makethe strips of a length to fit betweenthe side members .ofJthe windshield frame; and a further object istoprovide the strip with yielding extensions, preferably attachable sothat they may be incorporated after the strip is cut to fit thewindshield, which serves to conduct the water beyond the sides of theWindshield and which will yield if struck against the supporting postsor brack- App'lica'tion filed July 27, 1920*. Seria1 No. 399,357.

ets of the windshield when the sash which carries the strip is swungpast the same.

A still further object is" to provide a Weatherstrip that is applicableto windshielrls of the two types wherein, in one instance, the uppersash overlaps the lower sash, and in the other the upper sash is spacedwith its lower edge sufficiently above the upper edge of the lower sashto swing past it in both directions, and which strip, in eitherinstance, will serve to effectually close the gap between the sashes.

Variousmodifications of my invention are illustrated in the drawingaccompanying and forming a part hereof. In the drawing,

Fig. 1 is a fragmentary perspective view of a windshield equipped withone form of my invention; Fig. 2 is a perspective view of one of thetubular extensions for' conveying the water beyond the sidesof thewindshield; Fig. 3 is a horizontal sectional view through the end ofthestrip showing the manner of attaching the tubular exten sion; Fig.4 is asectional detail showing amodification of the strap that is especiallyadapted for WlIlClShlGlClS of the type wherein the upper sash overlapsthe lower; Fig. 5 a similar view of a further modification of the strip;and Fig. 6 is a section on the line (i=6 of Fig. 5.

The upper and lower sashes I and 2, respectively, of the windshield arepivotally supported in the usual manner from the posts or brackets, oneof which is indicated at 3, and to the lower edge of the upper sash isapplied my improved weather strip 5.

The strip is preferably made of rubber or other pliable material inchannel form, and" is adapted to be frictionally engaged over the loweredge of the windshield pane. A water collecting groove or trough 6extends from end to end along the outer side of the stri-p. Attentioncalled to the fact that the outer flange of .the strip is comparativelythin and that it merges very gradual- 1y into the surface. of thepa'ne.Also, that there is no protuberance occasioned by the presenceof thegroove o-r trough Consequently, the strip does not interfere with theaction of the wiper or squeegee 8 of a windshield cleaner 9 as the sameis swung across the surface of the pane, although the squeegee mayextend a material distance beyond the lower edge of the plane.

The user, at his option, may equip the strip with the tubular extensions10, with some windshield constructions it might be found that the waterdischarged from the ends of the grooves 6 would blow in under or aboutthe end of the sash, and by employing the tubular extensions 10 thiswater would be conveyed beyond the sides of the windshield anddischarged alongside the automobile. The extensions, being flexible,would not interfere with the lower edge of the sash being swung in bothdirections beyond the osts or brackets 3. The tubular extensions 10 arepreferably constructed of rubber tubes of suitable length and a metalferrule 11 is connected to one end of the tube and has a prong 12 whichmay be engaged within One wall of the groove 6, as indicated in Fig. 3,to hold the tube in place.

Where the strip i intended for use expressly with Windshields whereinthe upper sash overlaps the lower sash, the rear flange .of the stripmay be provided with a flexible rib or fin 5, as indicated in Fig. 4,for engagement with the lower sash when the sashes are in closedcondition. This forms an effectual closure for the space between theedges of the sashes.

In Figs. 5 and 6 is shown a modification ofthe strip, designated 15,wherein the outer flange 16 is spaced a slight distance from the frontsurface of the pane. A water collecting space of considerable capacityis thus provided by a very slight spacing of the flange from the pane;and furthermore the front surface of the strip is left int-act.Inasinuch as the upper edge of the outer flange is flexible because ofthe fact that the strip is constructed of pliable material, and isspaced such a slight distance from the pane, the strip will offer noobstruction to the windshield cleaner. In the present modification,although this feature is applicable to the various forms, I have shownspring elements or clips 17 incorporated in the strip and spacedsuitable distances apart throughout its length. These clips extendthrough the web of th channel and upwardly within each flange, andprojections 18 are formed on the inner surface of the outer flange 16adjacent the ends of the clips. These pro- ]ectlons serve to space theouter flange from the adjacent surface of the pane as above described.An enlargement 19 is formed along the inner side of the strip and servesto close the space between the sashes when the strip is used onWindshields of the type wherein the upper sash overlaps the lower. Thestrip, in any of its forms, may be tachment to the edge of thewindshield pane and having a water collecting groove within the plane ofthe front surface of its outer flange.

2. A weather strip for Windshields com-- prising a channel memberdesigned for attachment to the edge of the windshield pane and having awater collecting groove with in th plane of the front surface of itsouter flange, a flexible tube adapted to be fitted within the end ofsaid groove, and means for attaching the tube to the aforesaid member.

3. A weather stri) for Windshields com prising a member resigned forattachment to the edge of the windshield pane and having a watercollecting groove, and a flexible tube having a ferrule at one endadapted to be fitted within theend of the groove, the ferrule beingprovided with a prong for engagement within the wall of the groove.

i. A weather strip for automobile 'wind shields of the character setforth comprising a channel member of pliable material designed forattachment to the lower edge of upper pane of the windshield and havinga flexible rib extending along its inner side for engagement with theedge portion of the lower pane, the strip having a water collectinggroove within the plane of its front surface. I

5. A weather strip for Windshields comprising a channel member designedfor attachment to the edge of the windshield pane,

, and a trough incorporated in the strip, the

, ALBERT B. BEITMAN.

